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| Company type | Private Ltd |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1970, London |
| Founder | Michael Caborn-Waterfield |
| Headquarters | Whyteleafe, Surrey, UK |
Number of locations | 80 high street stores |
Area served | United Kingdom Ireland Channel Islands |
Key people | Maria Hollins (CEO)[1] Vanessa Gold (Chair) |
| Products | Clothing Sex toys |
| Revenue | £109.96 million (2018)[2] |
| Website | www |
Ann Summers is a British multinational retailer company specialising in sex toys and lingerie, with 80 high street stores in the UK, Ireland, and the Channel Islands.[3] In 2000, Ann Summers acquired the Knickerbox brand,[4] a label with an emphasis on more comfortable and feminine underwear, while the Ann Summers-labelled products tend to be more erotic in style. The chain had an annual turnover of £117.3 million in 2007–2008.
- ^ "About us - History of Ann Summers".
- ^ "Turnover of Ann Summers worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2018". Statista. January 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Ann Summers Store Finder". Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
- ^ "Ann Summers to buy Knickerbox". BBC News. 3 April 2000. Retrieved 19 May 2010.